Device tor feeding- cutters intermittently in mortise-boring- machines



3 strokeof l'the mortising bit to cut mortises4 cee Y 4o-fa.]1. "l mortis'i'n or of the boring bit is supported and {revo ved "by, and slid endwise within a f the lvbit, an

` "s'hallbe, much-less, so as to make the bit cut E33 PATENT HIRAM E. PAINE, OF TROY, NEW YORK.

DEVIGE AFoa FEEDING cUTTERs INTERMITTENTLY 1N V1vroR'J.rsr:-1s'onine MACHINES.

Specification of Letters Patent No. 17,799, dated July "14, 185'?.

-ToL'cilZ' whom it `may concern:

Be itl known that I, 'HIRAM E. PAINE, of the city of Troy, in the county of yRensse- 'laer andState'of New York, have invented Y lcertain new and useful Im rovements in hereby declare that the -following is a full,

clear, and exact description of my invention, reference ybeing -had `to Vvthe annexed drawings, making a part of this specication.

The "object 'of my invention is only tthe ro'vement f such a -machine, substantia yinthe manner hereinafter described.I

First, so 'thatthe revolving, sidewise-'reciplwise-'into 'the stationary timber at, and only iat, the ends ofthe mortise, whatever-length of mrtise is being cut, in order that the `=`depth of'the stock to be cut away'by the bit `'shall be v'the same from end to endrof Ythe '-mortisej'instead of gearing the bit so that it shall cnstan-tly -fed endwise, and hence l 3Q Ttake a chip, gradually increasing in thicky 'ness, lfrom one endV of the mortise to the other, and instead of so gearing the bit 'that '-itsha'llbe fed endwise by the machine step Y by'stepiintofthe timber at other places than Ythe ends of the mortise upon a tering the 'of lifferentflengths, thus making the bit, as it is reciprocated, :sometimes take an lexso, so that when the spindle "of `the :tubular shaft which does not slide `endw'ise,

the tubular shaft shall not increase with the de th of the hole or mortise cut by that the `trembling of the bit \moreevei1ly', and make the mortlses of more uniform-'sze-from top to bottom, and bore Athan when my-improved mo e of constructfand V'arrangingto ether the parts which fhlbcld, trevolve, and shde endwise the mor- .55flt1sing or 'boring bit, as `hereinafter described,

if 'l -is notadopted.

wise finto the stationaryl timber; and I do' Amortising "and boring machinery, and Vvertic ally and longitudinally adjustable stationary table or bed which supportsjthe timfrocating y'and endwise-moving mortising bit ber 'B while being mortised and bored. thereof shall be successively fed in an instantaneous manner by the machine end- Y n "the shaking lor trembling of the 'spindle In the annexed drawings, making ,a art of this specification, F1gure 1 is a plan,`F1g. 2 alongitudinal sectional elevation, andFig. 3 a transverse sectional elevation `of a machine, in which the purposes of my invention, as

labove speciiied, are completely attained;

and the principles thereofembodied in the manner which I'prefer; and Fig. 4'i's a'plan, and Fig. 5 a sectionalelevationof the same machine.

The same lettersrefer to llike parts lin all the figures, and the arrowsindicate' the direcf tions in which 'the `parts move.`

The recise construction of this machine lis as Yfo ows, viz:

A is the lframework which supports vall tltile t e vC is the shaft which gives motion Vvto the mortising machinery by means'of vthe belts lDandlfl, and to the boring mechanism vby the belt F.

.and is slottad's'ot'hat the crank-pincz, can

be adjusted to reciprocate the bit the various distances required to cut mortises of different lengths. The shaft breceives rtary motion from the shaft C, Iby'means of the kgear Wheel 1)', pinion b2, andthe belt E,

which passes around a pulleyof each of the cones c and i.` By running the belt E'upon different pulleys of these cones, the 'quickness of the reciprocating ymovements of the Vmortising bit I can be varied, while its rotary motion remains unchanged.

The mortising.bit-isfastenedfinto the front end ofthe spindle J, which'is fitted'tolslide endwise within vwthe tubular :pulley-shaft II, whose journals turn Within vfixed boxes in the sliding carria e II.A 'llefspindle J 4'turns with the-sleeve-s aft K, for the'fe'ather -in thesleeve fits the groove -ginthe spindle; so that while the( carriage H iis being slid'back and forth, the bit I is revolved Vby thebeltl) running around the pulley c', lfast on the shaft C, the adjustable .tightening ulley c2, Whose journals turnin the 'sliding ame I-I, the pulley shaft K, and the pulley c3 mounted on the frame-WorkA.

MM are yfixed Ways 'upon which the frame N slides; fand the back end of the vspindle J has a journal fitted to turn Within the box h, Which fits and slides on the guides h h2 of the frame N, so that by sliding this frame N back and forth the spindle J is thereby like- Wise slid endWise While being revolved and reciprocated sideWise; and the Ways M M are so arranged and the groove g and feather fare so formed and arranged together, and

the bit I is fastened into the spindle in such a manner that the bit can be drawn back Within the sleeve, (so that the shaking or trembling of the spindle J Within the tubular shaft K does not increase With the depth of the mortise cut by the bit, and is much less, and consequently the bit cuts more truly and makes the mortises of more uniform size from top to bottom than if the bit Was not taken Within the sleeve-pulley K,) as indicated by Fig. 5.

A rack n is fastened to the frame N. A pinion n gears into the rack n and is fast on the shaft n2 of the ratchet Wheel o, Which is moved forWard step by step by the springpaWl o', operated by the reciprocating rod 02, and is retained by the spring-dog 03. The rod oZ is jointed to the lever Z, Which is hung to the frame-Work at Z. TWo arms y' y" are fastened upon the shaft Z), and are so formed and arranged in relation to the lever Z and the crank-pin a2 as to press the lever Z into the position shoWn by the dotted lines in Fig. 2, and thereby draW the reciprocating rod o2 back so as to compress the spring p, so that Whenever the mortising bit just reaches the ends of the mortise the arms y' y" let go of the lever Z and the spring p instantly feeds the bit endWise into the timber. By inserting the stop-pin p in different holes p2 in the rod 02 the depth of this feed is varied. The crank a is so slotted that When the crank-pin a2 is fastened at different distances from the axis of the shaft c to cut mortises of different lengths, the arms y' y" still let go of the lever Z at the ends of the mortise, so that the bit is successively and instantly fed endWise into the timber at, and only at, the ends yof the mortise, Whatever length of mortise is being cut, Without readjusting the parts Which feed the mortising bit endWise to those Which reciprocate the same bit sideWise upon altering the stroke of the mortising bit.

The shaft n2 has its upper journal in the lever g, Which is hung to the frame-Work at g', yand is supported so that the pinion n is thrown i'nto and out of gear With the rack n by means of this lever. A Weight r is fastened to the frame-Work N by a cord r', to draW the bit back Within the sleeve K When the pinion n is throWn out of gear. The backWard movement of the mortising bit is limited by the part r4 of the frame N striking against the adjustable stop r3. The pinion n is kept in ear With the rack n by means of the springar t, Which passes through the lever g, and catches back of the fixed stop t; and t2 is a rod, Which slides through the spring t, and can be fastened therein at any desired point, by the set-screw t3. t4, of the rod t2, is in such position that the frame N Will strike it as the bit is fed end- Wise in cutting a mortise, and push the spring-bar t out from behind the stop t', so as to let the spring t5 move the lever g so as to throw the pinion out of gear With the rack n. By adjusting the rod t2 in the spring-bar t, the machine is made to stop the mortising and WithdraW the bit from the mortise, at any desired depth.

A treadle s is connected to the frame N by a cord s so that the bit can be drawn for- Ward and fed into the timber by the foot of the attendant in boring round holes; Which boring can be done7 When the .belt E is 'throWn off, With the bit I in any desired position Within the limits alloWed by the stroke of the crank a.

The timber-bed or table consists of the top-plate L and the supporting frame O. The plate can be slid upon the Ways e, e by means of the rack e2 fast on the plate L and the pinion e3 fast on the shaft e4 of the handcrank e5; and the frame O, With the plate L, can be slid up and dOWn Within suitable guides on the frame-Work A; by means of the screws i Which are simultaneously turned by means of the bevel pinions 7c, Zr on the screws; those 7a2, k3, Zc4 on the shaft Zc, and the one Zc on the shaft of the hand-crank k7. The clamp P for holding the timber firmly on the bed is mounted on the standards m, m fastened to the frame O. The timber-bed is arranged as near to the front Q of the frame- Work A as can be done and alloW the chips in mortising and boring to fall betWeen that part and the bed.

The crank a, is graduated upon both sides so that Whichever side of the crank is uppermost the crank-pin a2 can be set by the graduations so as to give any desired length of mortise. The standard m is graduated, and an index fm2 is arranged on the frame- Work A so that the table can be adjusted thereby so that the mortise shall be cut at any desired height above that face of the timber Which rests upon the bed-plate L; and this bed-plate is graduated at u for the convenience in setting the rod t2 b the protruding bit so that the mortise shal beV cut to any desired depth.

The boring mechanism is constructed and arranged in connection With the mortising mechanism and the vertically and longitudinally adjustable stationary timber-bed as folloWs, viz: The boring bit R is fastened into the front end of the spindle S Which slides endWise Within, and is revolved by, the tubular pully-shaft T (Which shaft is turned by the belt F in JJixed boxes U) all in the same manner that the spindle J of the The end n this Vframe the and drawn back within the sleeve.

mortising mechanism is o erated; the bit R 'being taken back within t e shaft T the same vmechanism. An adjustable stop x is arranged to limit the backward movement of the bit, and another y to limit the depth of the borin as desired. The s 'mdle S is arranged paralle to,V and at about t e same distanceV above and f from, the bed late L as the shaft J and at any desired p ace between the mortising mechanism and the driving shaft C; so as to occupy but little room and make the timber bed of the mortising apparatus serve for that of the boring mechamsm.

What I claim as m invention and desire to secure by Letters atent is- 1. Constructing the machine as herein described so that the revolving7 sidewise-reciprocating mortisng bit thereof is moved by the machine alone endwise into the timber at and only at the ends of the mortise,

whatever length of mortise is being cut, as

set forth.

2. And I also claim the herein described means used to prevent increased trembling of the mortising or boring bit as the depth of the cutting increases.

HIRAM E. PAINE.

Witnesses:

E. H. UNIvE, THos. ROBINSON, 

